The pounding drums of Fogo Azul have become a familiar sound for New York City Marathon runners, and this Sunday the group will once again take its place along the course to help motivate athletes chasing the finish line.
Fogo Azul, which means "blue fire" in Portuguese, is a women-led samba reggae drumline whose mantra is simple: percussion is power.
Founder Stacy Kovacs said the group's energy is a natural match for New York.
"New York is big, we're big ..we're loud, New York is loud," Kovacs said.
The drumline has become a marathon tradition that both members and runners look forward to each year. According to Kovacs, runners can hear the band long before they arrive.

#azul #marathon #become #drumline

The Clasico Regio ended in a 0-0 draw as neither team was able to find that breakout goal. The match was supposed to be one filled with excitement and passion, as is every rivalry game, but this one fell short of that by miles. Now Monterrey will prepare for a difficult game against current champions Cruz Azul while Tigres will face 18th place Juárez.
The beginning of the game seemed to set the tone for the game as Monterrey spent the first 10 minutes pressing high. They were not giving Tigres any room to breathe. This high pressure led to frustrations for the visitors who committed fouls left and right. Joaquim even went as far as committing an unnecessary reckless foul and he was awarded the first yellow card seven minutes into the game. In the 10th minute that high pressure paid off with a dangerous opportunity as the Rayados made their way up the right flank. The ball was crossed into the box but Mauro Lainez was there to kick the ball out of danger. A few minutes later and the home side had another opportunity as Orbelin Pineda beat his mark on the left wing and made his way into the box. Unfortunately he did not shoot as he tried to find the perfect angle and in the process he was dispossessed.
By the 30 minute mark the game had hit a stalemate as both teams attempted to break the other down but the defenses stood strong. Monterrey weren't pressing with the high intensity as they had at the beginning of the game meanwhile Tigres were just trying to make their way forward but were unable to make any real threats. A few minutes later Monterrey had a big chance at goal as Lucas Ocampos received a cross in the box that he sent towards the net but Nahuel was there to make the save. This seemed to awaken Rayados who picked up the intensity but were stopped short by Tigres who started to foul again. Mauro Lainez even picked up a yellow for a foul. The half ended with both teams pushing but unable to find anything.
The second half started like the first with Monterrey putting pressure on Tigres who had trouble moving the ball forward. They then had a dangerous chance in the 55th minute when Juan Brunetta stole the ball at the halfway line and made a run towards his opponents box. Instead of making his way into the box he shot from distance but the ball went over the crossbar. Brunetta seemed to be the only one on Tigres who was attempting to make any breakthroughs while his teammates did little to help him. In the 60th minute the visitors had a big chance as they were awarded a free kick outside of the box due to a Rayados foul. The ball made its way inside the box where Alan Franco headed the ball towards the net but Andrada collected the ball.
It wasn't until the 65th minute that either team made substitutions as Monterrey struck first as Matias Almeyda decided to put fresh legs in at striker. A few minutes later Victor Vucetich also brought in two players with fresh legs looking for a spark his team needed. These changes didn't work for eith

Guadalajara has a new appointment with the Rojiblanca Republic, where they will look to make the AKRON Stadium count once again when they host Pumas this Sunday, in a match corresponding to Matchday 8 of the Apertura 2026.
The Sacred Flock comes into this match aiming to stay among the top spots in the standings and earn 3 points that will allow them to remain in the fight for the upper part of the overall table. In addition, they will look to extend their unbeaten streak against the auriazules to 10 matches.
We know the Rojiblanca Nation is ready to support Mexico's most beloved team, so here is the information you need to know before the match against the university side.
How are they coming in?
Guadalajara heads into this match after beating Atlético de San Luis 3-0 at Estadio Libertad Financiera, a result that earned them 3 important points and temporarily placed them second in the overall standings with 14 points.

#match #guadalajara

Chariot Ltd (AIM:CHAR, OTC:OIGLF) is doubling down on oil production in Angola with a second major transaction alongside Etu Energias and BW Energy. CEO Adonis Pouroulis says the deal follows February's transaction involving Etu Energias and Azule Energy interests in the same blocks.
Metals One PLC (AIM, FRA, OTCQB) has secured a £4 million loan facility from a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors to accelerate its gold-focused growth. MD Daniel Maling says it means the company can grow without diluting shareholders at depressed prices.
Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) has seen contained tin at its Kalayi deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo jump 45%, with no drop in grade. CEO Paul Barrett says the margin on the project is "fantastic."
Connecting Excellence Group Plc (AQSE:XCE, OTCQB:XCELF) has agreed its first acquisition, a recruitment firm that generated £431,000 in EBITDA in its last financial year. CEO Scott Ellam says the company is targeting profitable, scalable, owner-managed recruitment firms where existing owners want to stay involved.
Tap Global Group PLC (LSE:TAP) has launched a new digital ******* et income strategy to monetise its crypto holdings rather than just hold them. CEO ******* n Torosian thinks Bitcoin's about to start "another bull run."

#energias #managed #recruitment

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) are making major moves in Sub-Saharan Africa, underscored by Chevron's August 17 announcement of a significant oil and gas condensate discovery in offshore Angola's Block 0. The 105-4X exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin encountered over 600 meters of column with 90 meters of net pay in the primary Pinda reservoir. Operated by Chevron's subsidiary CABGOC (39.2% interest) alongside Sonangol E&P, Azule Energy, and TotalEnergies, the ****** et will likely be tied back to nearby existing infrastructure for low-cost production. The discovery highlights Chevron's broader Sub-Saharan push, which generates ~300k boed net and includes recent additions in Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, and Angola's Blocks 49, 50, 33, and 14/23, alongside the upcoming Nabba-1X well in Namibia.
Photo from Fervo Energy website
Looking at Q2 2026 financial metrics, both energy giants posted robust results, but Chevron outperformed TotalEnergies across absolute top- and bottom-line figures as well as capital efficiency.
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) generated $70.1 billion in revenue and reported net income of $12.1 billion ($6.11 per share), with adjusted earnings hitting $12.0 billion. Driven by record production of 4.07 million boed (up 20% year-over-year) and strong refining throughput, Chevron produced an impressive $22.6 billion in operating cash flow and $18.1 billion in free cash flow, delivering a return on capital employed (ROCE) of 21.4%.
TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) also delivered solid top-line cash generation but came in lower in net profitability. Leveraging higher commodity prices during the Middle East conflict, TotalEnergies generated $9.8 billion in cash flow and $6.0 billion in adjusted net income for Q2 2026, with oil and gas production averaging 2.395 Mboe/d. Its Exploration & Production unit posted $3.2 billion in adjusted net operating income and $5.8 billion in cash flow, while Downstream contributed $2.9 billion in cash flow and Integrated Power generated $700 million. Both energy majors maintain strong, identical balance-sheet leverage, with each firm posting a net debt gearing ratio of 13.1% at the close of Q2. Overall, Chevron leads in total profitability, cash flow generation, and return on capital, making it the stronger financial performer this quarter.

#cash #TotalEnergies #flow #well

A three-goal-scorer night for the Chrome & Azul sealed the 3-0 Snapdragon Stadium victory against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night, remaining in striking distance of an MLS Cup Playoff position.
Revenge was on the minds of SDFC coming into the game day, with their previous battle at ******* 's Sporting Goods Park back on July 22 ending in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to the Rapids off the back of a Loïc Williams 90+6-minute winner.
San Diego FC looked to improve from their midweek performance at Providence Park, as their playoff hopes took another hit on Wednesday night, falling 3-1 to the Portland Timbers.
Coming into their twenty-first matchday of the MLS Regular Season, SDFC sat in 13th place in the Western Conference, with Saturday holding crucial points in their tight postseason race, trailing only three points of the final Wild Card position.
The biggest changes to the starting SDFC XI came with newly signed Tusinan winger Elias Achouri, making his first start for the Chrome & Azul after his first two appearances off the substitute bench.

#park

In recent weeks many reports have popped up about Mexican players leaving Liga MX to play in Europe. So far no player has left abroad but that doesn't stop the rumor mill from flying. Specifically, Erik Lira of Cruz Azul has been linked that his move abroad is close. Let's talk about it.
Cruz Azul fans, and Liga MX fans in general, have known about the talent Lira possesses for a long time. It was just a matter of time until the rest of the world caught up. This happened thanks to the World Cup where he played an important role in the midfield. Many saw his talent in the games leading up to the summer tournament and hoped he would get a chance to play in the midfield. Everyone was pleasantly surprised when Lira was given the starting role and he took his opportunity. Lira was a big reason why Mexico scored their first goal against South Africa. It was his effort to fight for a ball that allowed Julian Quiñones to receive the ball and put it in the back of the net. He won the starting role in the midfield and his performance raised his stock abroad so it wasn't a surprise when rumors started that the Lira was wanted in Europe.
The first big club that was rumored to want Lira was Al-Jazira of the United Arab Emirates but according to reports, the player himself rejected the offer as he only wants to play in Europe. The UAE club was willing to pay the $12MDD + $2 MDD in variables but Cruz Azul will allow Lira himself to make the final decision.
Then there's AS Monaco which is looking to be the real thing. The midfielder is willing to make the move and now it's about both clubs coming together for a final offer. According to FOX Mexico, as of today, the talks are advancing slowly but they are advancing and there might even be news coming this week. In the same broadcast, Santiago Fourcade mentioned that an English team might swoop in at the last minute though the reporter did not elaborate further.
Out of all the players from Mexico that participated in the World Cup, Erik Lira is the one who stood out the most and has earned his right to move to Europe. He always had the talent. It was just about the world seeing what Mexican fans have been saying all along. Hopefully Cruz Azul and AS Monaco can come to terms about a contract so Lira can fulfill his dream of playing abroad.

#Europe #azul #fans

Jamie Gittens has been speaking about his current form and physical condition after an injury affected first season.
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Preseason tours are always dominated in terms of coverage by new signings, and often by the appearance of exciting youth stars.
That's been very much the case with Chelsea this summer. We've heard a lot about new arrival Marco Palestra, for example, and a lot about youth talent Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli. But we haven't heard a lot about the likes of Jamie Gittens, who after a first season at Chelsea that was half forgettable and half wiped out by injury, is looking for a new start.
Harrison Bettoni (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

#Chelsea #gittens #season #half

It has been a few years since we last faced Juventus on the pitch. We've been on similar paths even if not exactly parallel, with the (once) Italian juggernauts failing to win their national league for six years and counting.
As always fitness, tactics and team chemistry take precedence in a preseason game. But if we can come out on top against a fellow embattled giant, then why not push for it?
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Palestra, Fofana, Tosin, Hato | Caicedo (c), Nicoll-Jazuli | Quenda, João Pedro, Gittens | Welbeck
Substitutes from: Penders, Sharman-Lowe, Curd, Slonina, Sarr, Subuloye, Anselmino, Acheampong, Diakité, Essugo, Lavia, Walsh, Watson, Kellyman, Satpayev, Kavuma-McQueen, Estêvão, Mudryk, Neto, Jackson, Delap
Juventus starting eleven:
Di Gregorio | Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly, Çelik, Locatelli (c), Douglas Luiz, Cambiaso, Miretti, Boga, Milik

#juventus #starting #palestra #fofana

San Diego FC's Saturday night road trip to Allianz Field ended in a drawing point after a cagey 1-1 clash against Minnesota United FC.
Leaving Minnesota with a point. pic.twitter.com/9bxFXwcpmm
SDFC were on the road Saturday night for their eighteenth matchday of the 2026 MLS Regular Season, facing off against Western Conference side Minnesota United in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Chrome & Azul got back into the win column last time out, earning a slim 1-0 victory at Snapdragon Stadium against visiting FC Dallas last Saturday off the back of an outside-the-box strike from midfielder Alejandro Alvarado.
This meeting between SDFC and Minnesota marked their second encounter of the 2026 season, with Minnesota claiming the first game, a 2-1 victory at Snapdragon Stadium back on April 11.

#stadium

Chelsea star Cole Palmer has made a big claim about teenage sensation Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli.
The Blues are preparing to take on London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup, and the England international has tipped the 16-year-old for greatness.
Palmer spoke alongside manager Xabi Alonso at the press conference ahead of Saturday's game, and was asked about Nicoll-Jazuli.
According to Palmer, the young midfielder has all the qualities required to make it as a first-team player at the club.
"He's funny," Palmer said. "He's confident. He's only 16. But he's got all the attributes to play at this club. Even next season he could possibly be ready.

#palmer

Picture this: It's December 2033. Puerto Rico's "Huracan Azul," ("Blue Hurricane"), the national soccer team in a country better known for baseball, basketball, and boxing, face off against Scotland in the Deutsche Bank Men's World Cup, brought to you by Fanatics—your home for World Cup swag. Until this winter, Puerto Rico had never qualified for a major tournament; Scotland, meanwhile, had never qualified for the knockout round in a World Cup. As the teams kick off play at Saudi Arabia's NEOM, you idly watch, wondering if an upset will take place.
It won't; Scotland quickly score once, twice, three times. The score is 4–0 by the time the referee whistles for the Michelob ULTRA Hydration Break to take place. It's 5–0 at halftime; Puerto Rico scores a consolation goal before the second hydration break, but the Scots hang three more in the final minutes as the game finishes 8–1. As the game ends, bored spectators streaming out, the camera briefly flashes on the luxury boxes. A grinning Gianni Infantino, the FIFA commissioner, mugs obscenely with the Saudi king and other potentates. History, of a kind, has happened.
If you see nothing wrong with this, you're probably either one of Infantino's staffers or a blood relation. Certainly, Infantino thinks such a display would be amazing. According to The Times of London, the FIFA chief is working closely with Thrive Capital's Joshua Kushner (brother of Jared Kushner!) and JP Morgan on a proposition that would all but radically transform the men's and women's World Cups as we know them, and not coincidentally shovel millions into his acquisitive little mittens. The proposal—now roundly condemned by virtually everyone who's heard about it, including Britain's new prime minister—involves creating a private company that would control the World Cups. Each of FIFA's 211 national member ****** ociations would have a financial stake, estimated at around $20 million each. The Times estimates that the company would be valued at around $20 billion.
The report makes for wild reading. Now, stop for a moment. Think of how quickly and quietly this whole thing went from "consultations" to a set of signed, nonbinding agreements. This isn't an idle contrivance, set for a slow burn; banks like JP Morgan and people like Kushner don't engage in that kind of deal. This is a fast-moving plan of action, set in motion before anyone outside of FIFA's holiest of holies in Zurich even knew what was going down.
Suffice it to say: It's a spectacularly bad idea. The pressure to expand the World Cups, to play them every other year, or even annually, would be immense. The arm twisting to turn them into something that would make college bowl season look staid and decorous would be even greater.

#World #cups #times

Seven academy players have been taken on Chelsea's pre-season tour - and they will all be looking to impress new boss Xabi Alonso.
The Blues are travelling to Australia with a 26-man squad, and are facing Western Sydney Wanderers and Tottenham.
Almost all of the academy players have been training with the first team throughout Alonso's first two weeks in charge, featuring in behind-closed-doors friendly wins against Crawley Town and Bromley.
However, they could return to London during the Asian leg of the tour if the players involved at the World Cup rejoin the squad.
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli is one of the young players hoping to make an impact and break into a star-studded - perhaps oversized - Chelsea squad.

#tour #alonso #blues

Lazio head coach Gennaro Gattuso believes AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez would be the ideal profile to lead the line.
The Aquile's woeful attack was the team's Achilles heel last season, with Maurizio Sarri's men only scoring 41 goals in 38 Serie A rounds, and no player surpassing the five-goal threshold. Therefore, Gattuso realizes that reinforcement is desperately required at Formello.
Over the past few weeks, Lazio have been linked with several centre-forwards, mainly Fiorentina's Roberto Piccoli, Sassuolo's Andrea Pinamonti, and Fluminense's John Kennedy. However, Angelo Fabiani and co. haven't been able to close any deals thus far.
According to Il Messaggero (via La Lazio Siamo Noi), Gattuso is still dreaming about signing Gimenez, whom he considers the perfect candidate for the role, despite his struggles at Milan.
The 25-year-old is a Cruz Azul youth product who established himself as one of the deadliest strikers in the Netherlands during his time at Feyenoord, scoring 65 goals in 105 appearances. His exploits in Rotterdam earned him a €3 million transfer to Milan in February 2025, but he has only contributed with seven goals and six ****** ists in his first 18 months at San Siro.

#gattuso #gimenez

Eskom and Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) establishing a framework for collaboration on a planned 3GW gas-to-power development in South Africa.
Under the agreement, Eskom will be the ‘foundation customer’ at the proposed Zululand Energy Terminal.
It is set to provide open access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) import, storage and regasification infrastructure supporting Eskom’s planned generation capacity.
The planned project will be based in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone in KwaZulu-Natal.
Zululand Energy Terminal director and project owner Oliver Naidu said: “Today’s signing marks a significant milestone for ZET as we advance our role in supporting South Africa’s energy future.

¡Gran momento para irle a un equipo que viste de azul!

#BenditaChampions | #TNTSportsenMax

¡LA ÚLTIMA VEZ QUE SE VERÁ ASÍ!

Este domingo en la capital mexicana, Cruz Azul empatará al América como máximo ganador de la #Concachampions o Vancouver Whitecaps logrará su primer título en esta competición

¿Cuál crees que suceda?

Imagínense a larcamon con el plantel del cruz azul y jugando en el cuauhtemoc....El cual conoce a la perfección....sería muy probable cruz azul campeón....

IMPERDIBLE

Este viernes en Peloteando, Óscar Pérez nos acompaña para hablar del presente de Cruz Azul, luego de la semifinal de ida

¿Cómo ve la situación actual del equipo? ¿Qué siente al recordar sus momentos más icónicos con la Máquina?

¡Te esperamos!